Flex bow/Wall tent Stove Jack Height

[BRTreedogs]

Planning on adding a stove jack to my flex bow.
Based on the wall tent I had and memory I think about 40” would be a good height.

What say the peeps?
40-48” is what I’m thinking off the ground.

 

[Luked]

Would like to see how you do it an materials used cause I am thinking of doing the same thing if I go with a Flex Bow tent.
Are you taking the pipe out the top or the side?

 

[BRTreedogs]

With the tension in the roof of the flex bow I’m going sidewall.

Hence the question about height

 

[WeiserBucks]

I'd run it as high as you can. More pipe inside equals more heat transfer to the inside.

 

[ianpadron]

I'd run it as high as you can. More pipe inside equals more heat transfer to the inside.

This ^

I went down the rabbit hole on mine a few years back and that seemed to be the consensus.

 

[BRTreedogs]

I'd run it as high as you can. More pipe inside equals more heat transfer to the inside.

Only issue with that is you have to elbow to go out at some point.
Most run the pipe at an angle to help with creosote buildup.

Higher you put if, less angle you get = more build up.

 

[WeiserBucks]

Sell it and get something you can run the pipe out the roof.

 

[BRTreedogs]

Sell it and get something you can run the pipe out the roof.

Every thing else is to hard to set up one man.
Holes in roofs are stupid, you’re creating a leak on purpose and there harder to tarp.

As you know I want nothing to do with wood while hunting.

It’s a waste of time and energy that’s not being used to Murder animals.

But I’ve had various bad luck with propane options over the years.

 

[WeiserBucks]

I'm no help.

 

[BRTreedogs]

I'm no help.

I just don’t want to go to a harder to set up a tent.
I already sleep in the bed of the truck most of the time because I don’t like setting up camps.

 

[svivian]

Every thing else is to hard to set up one man.
Holes in roofs are stupid, you’re creating a leak on purpose and there harder to tarp.

As you know I want nothing to do with wood while hunting.

It’s a waste of time and energy that’s not being used to Murder animals.

But I’ve had various bad luck with propane options over the years.

Diesel heater and a battery

 

[BRTreedogs]

Diesel heater and a battery

So I have a diesel heater, I even have it mounted all cute in an action packer.

Main issues are I don’t think it will dry clothes like a wood stove.

And I’m not sure how to power it long enough.

I usually plan all trips for 10 plus days. And saw temps in the -15 a couple years ago in Montana

So I’d have to have a huge and or multiple batteries to last that long especially in those temps.

Wood is an absolute pain in the ass but it’s reliable.

 

[svivian]

So I have a diesel heater, I even have it mounted all cute in an action packer.

Main issues are I don’t think it will dry clothes like a wood stove.

And I’m not sure how to power it long enough.

I usually plan all trips for 10 plus days. And saw temps in the -15 a couple years ago in Montana

So I’d have to have a huge and or multiple batteries to last that long especially in those temps.

Wood is an absolute pain in the ass but it’s reliable.

Ive been using mine in an ice fishing hut regularly in similar temps and I can be in a tshirt and shorts. As long as you dont use the thermostat feature on the diesel heater that makes the glow plug turn on and off it should last alot longer. A 100ah lithium battery will last me 7 days running about 7-8hrs a night during 3rd rifle. Im in a 9x12 kodiak cabin tent.

It certainly wont dry as quickly as wood but if you put a hanging rack of some sort in front of the blower your clothes and boots will be dry by morning if running all night. Just my experience using it for the last 1.5 years.

You can get really good 100ah lithium batteries on sale https://www.litime.com/pages/new-year-sales that have bluetooth so you can keep track of how much battery you are using.

You may need to look into a solar panel and inverter if you are really using the juice.

At the end of the day youll have to weigh out the trade offs of each.

I will say its nice when you can just use the remote to turn on your heater in the AM before you get up and dressed for nights you dont need to run it all the time.

 

[BRTreedogs]

Over the year I’ve had propane regulators fail/freeze
Heaters that won’t work because of elevation.
Heaters that the pilot light tube clogs and won’t work.

On the -15 hunt I had to run into town and buy a tank top heater. It took 30 min plus to even take the edge off.

More and more I just need simple and reliable.

 

[orelkaddict]

Look at a Springbar hot tent. Easy for 1 guy and wood stove compatible

 

[BRTreedogs]

Ive been using mine in an ice fishing hut regularly in similar temps and I can be in a tshirt and shorts. As long as you dont use the thermostat feature on the diesel heater that makes the glow plug turn on and off it should last alot longer. A 100ah lithium battery will last me 7 days running about 7-8hrs a night during 3rd rifle. Im in a 9x12 kodiak cabin tent.

It certainly wont dry as quickly as wood but if you put a hanging rack of some sort in front of the blower your clothes and boots will be dry by morning if running all night. Just my experience using it for the last 1.5 years.

You can get really good 100ah lithium batteries on sale https://www.litime.com/pages/new-year-sales that have bluetooth so you can keep track of how much battery you are using.

You may need to look into a solar panel and inverter if you are really using the juice.

At the end of the day youll have to weigh out the trade offs of each.

I will say its nice when you can just use the remote to turn on your heater in the AM before you get up and dressed for nights you dont need to run it all the time.

Is this a good one?

Any benefit to buying a jacket or something similar?

https://www.litime.com/products/12v-140ah-bluetooth-lithium-battery

 

[11boo]

I can see why you don’t want to go straight up, but my stove belched smoke going out the wall when the stove door was opened. Could be a poor design stove, dunno.

I cut a hole in the roof and it works well, but I see your point I guess.



Just cleaned the canvas well and used some fabric glue. 4 years now and the glue holds well. No edges coming up.

 

[BRTreedogs]

@11boo the flex bow has a lot of tension in the roof.
And I would use it more often then not without the stove.

If it was late season stove only use.

And I’m not interested in a traditional style wall tent, I mostly hunt by myself and am simply to lazy to set one up.

 

[11boo]

And I keep playing with an idea for dry heat. We know that ain’t a propane heater, but what if you took a BBQ burner and put it in the stove? Seems legit.

Till then, these are 5 bucks for 40 lbs locally. Wood pellets the size of a Red Bull can. They work well but still need some wood.

 

[BRTreedogs]

And I keep playing with an idea for dry heat. We know that ain’t a propane heater, but what if you took a BBQ burner and put it in the stove? Seems legit.

Till then, these are 5 bucks for 40 lbs locally. Wood pellets the size of a Red Bull can. They work well but still need some wood.

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That’s what a nu way propane stove is.

Just that they don’t radiate heat well, and even with a damper it seems most think all the heat goes out the pipe.